6 ways to celebrate Record Store Day in Wilmington

By John Staton StarNews Staff

Friday

Apr 20, 2018 at 10:28 AM

The annual independent record store extravaganza is April 21.

The independent record store is the lifeblood of any town's music scene, if only because it provides a space for people who are really into music. You'll be able to commune with a lot of those folks on Saturday, when several local stores host events and deals for Record Store Day.

The first Record Store Day was held in 2008 as a way to celebrate and promote these independent businesses, with special releases and other merchandise provided exclusively to these stores. It has become one of the industry's biggest days in terms of sales and in-store traffic.

Participating stores in Wilmington include Gravity Records on Castle Street, which is hosting an appearance by the Part-Time Audiophile Roadshow. They'll have a a state-of-the-art high-fidelity stereo system set up playing both store and customer vinyl.

Modern Legend on South Front is having food, beer and 50 percent off non-RSD releases, and Yellow Dog Discs on South College Road is touting hundreds of exclusive titles and a local music showcase. Angie's Records and Hair (formerly Reggie's Records and Hair) on 42nd Street will be doing the RSD things as well.

In Shallotte, Azio Media is a longtime Record Store Day participant. Avant-garde music-seller SquidCo, which used to have retail spot on North Fourth Street but is now online-only, will have some deals on its website.

Not all stores get all releases, of course, and what they do get tends to go pretty quickly, so it helps to show up early. For more information on Record Store Day, go to RecordStoreDay.com.

Contact John Staton at 910-343-2343 or John.Staton@StarNewsOnline.com.